Dolichothele albescens

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Dolichothele albescens (Tiegel) Backeb.
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 152. 1951
Family: CACTACEAE

: Mammillaria decipiens subs. albescens (Tiegel) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 7 (1997)

:
Mammillaria decipiens Scheidw.
Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 5: 496. 1839
: 7

:
Mammillaria decipiens subs. albescens (Tiegel) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 7 (1997)
: 6

:
Mammillaria decipiens subs. camptotricha (Dams) D.R.Hunt
Mammill. Handbook
: 6

(2):

Mammillaria decipiens Scheidw.: ( ssp. decipiens ) Plants with about 5-11 radial spines that tend to be whitish. Distribution: San Luis Potosi, Guanajuato, and Queretaro.
Mammillaria decipiens subs. albescens (Tiegel) D.R.Hunt: This subspecies has 3-5 radial spines that are generally shorter, straight, and white. Distribution: Guanajuato and Queretaro.
Mammillaria decipiens subs. camptotricha (Dams) D.R.Hunt: Usually it has 4-5 radial spines that are bristly and to 30 mm long. Distribution: Queretaro.
Mammillaria decipiens subs. camptotricha cv. Bru: (a.k.a forma brevispina) with pale green body with 4 to 5 very short golden radial spines .
Mammillaria decipiens subs. camptotricha cv. Marnier-Lapostollei: (a.k.a. 'Madam Marnier') It is a a distinctive clone with pale green body that bears very short reddish tipped tubercles (10-12 mm long ) and tightly strongly curved or twisting gold spines only 6-9 mm long. The flower is small and white.

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